PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Lacuna Coil - Without Fear as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Emelianenko
vs
Jones

199 cm
34
255 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

208 cm
30
262 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Jones slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko throws out a powerful jab.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with the combination.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emelianenko did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Emelianenko wants to control the action here but instead Jones manages to pass to full mount!
Emelianenko wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Emelianenko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Emelianenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Emelianenko being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Emelianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones decides to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.

Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Emelianenko down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Emelianenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

OH! Emelianenko has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Jones smells blood and charges in for the finish! Jones unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Emelianenko sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Jones!
Curtis Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.